Pedoulas is one of the most beautiful villages in Cyprus, which is surrounded by pine woods, cherry trees and lies in the Marathasa valley. Paralimni is the largest municipality of Ammochostos which is the centre of its social, cultural and economic life.
It became a municipality Ayia Napa is a small town in the Ammochostos Famagusta district and an independent municipality since Ayia Napa is located at Akrotiri Peninsula is a small peninsula which includes the most southernmost area of the Cyprus Island.
The peninsula is constrained by the Galata is a village which is located 60 kilometres west of Nicosia at the beautiful valley of Solia. It has an altitude of metres a Omodos is located 42 kilometres northwest of the town of Limassol in the geographical district of the Wine villages. It is built near the we Platres village is located in the southern slopes of the Troodos mountain in the Limassol district and is one of the Krasochoria villages G Peyia is a suburb in the Paphos district and has been an independent municipality since The municipality has an extent of 4.
Caledonia waterfalls, is one of the highest waterfalls in Cyprus and it is located in the village of Platres. The water falls from a he Kalavasos Tenta refers to a hill which is about 20 meters high, over the west side of the Valley of Vasiliko, 2.
Avakas gorge is an amazing masterpiece of nature and it is located at the start of the Akamas peninsula, 16 km west of Paphos Pafos. It is Design of the flag: The Cypriot flag features the shape outline of the island, with two olive branches below it, on a white background. The map on the flag is in copper-orange colour. This symbolizes the large copper reserves of the island, for which it was famous in the ancient times.
During that period Cyprus used to export copper to the entire ancient world. Even the name of Cyprus is considered to derive from the ancient Latin word for copper, cuprous.
Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, smaller only to Sicily and Sardinia. It also has the third biggest population of the Mediterranean islands, again behind Sicily and Sardinia. On the west and central part of the island, the range of Troodos marks the area and creates the mountainous spine of Cyprus. At its highest point, Mount Olympus, Troodos reaches meters. Troodos mountains are covered by pine forests and many times during winter its higher peaks are snow-covered.
To the north, there is another, much smaller mountain range, the Kyrenia range. The highest peak of the Kyrenia range is meters. The eastern part of Cyprus is a huge plain, the Mesaoria Plain. For centuries it was the granary of Cyprus. Cyprus does not have year-round running waters and rivers, nor natural lakes.
It depends heavily on the water rainfall for irrigation water, and for its big array of water dams to fill for the summer. Climate Cyprus enjoys a wonderful Mediterranean climate. The long, dry summer and the short, moderately wet winter are separated with short spring and autumn. One of the reasons Cyprus is so popular is the fact that it enjoys more than sunny days every year. Read here more about the climate of Cyprus. Airports of Cyprus.
Cyprus has two international airports. Larnaca International airport is the main entry point to Cyprus with hundreds of flights every week. The second airport in Cyprus is the Paphos International airport. Most of the European countries and countries of the Middle East have multiple weekly connections with Larnaca airport and Paphos airport. To find out more information regarding flight connections with Cyprus, visit the official website of Cyprus Airports.
Ethnic groups of Cyprus. Because of its position on the map, many rulers passed from Cyprus through the ages. As a result, many different ethnic groups live in Cyprus. These two ethnic groups have the status of a community. There are also three much smaller groups that have the status of minorities. These are Armenians, Maronites, and Latins. All these three minorities have decided and are attached to the Greek Cypriot community.
They speak Greek as well as their respective languages. The Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus maintain international relations with most countries. The Republic of Cyprus has diplomatic relations with about countries, mainly those from Europe and is also a member of the European Union.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is recognized as a country only by Turkey with whom it has close relations with. The Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots live in ethnic conflicts which are evident in the division of Cyprus and constant attacks since the independence of Cyprus.
These conflicts emerged as each ethnic faction hoped for incorporation of Cyprus into Greece or Turkey instead of recognizing Cyprus as a country by itself. Cyprus is both an Asian and European country depending on how one looks at it.
By its political inclinations and membership in the European Union, Cyprus is a European country. However, it is an Asian country as per its geographical placement. This makes Cyprus a transcontinental country. Whereas there is technically a spring and a fall separating these seasons, they are very short, quickly giving way to the next season after a short transition. The population is relatively small, with only around 1 million people living on the island.
Mirroring the ethnic layout of the population, majority languages follow. Though Cyprus is often known for its ancient culture and Greek gods, that paganism is no longer reflected in the vast majority of the population.
Again, following similar splits mentioned above, the majority of the population are Eastern Orthodox Christians. The second largest religion is Sunni Muslims, which can usually be found in Turkish ethnic circles. Where is Cyprus in the World?
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